Ed Balls is doing his best at political mischief this week. First we had the "there's more to come" sparking speculation and rumours about multiple defections, now we have him suggesting that Cameron's leadership is hanging in the balance because of David Davis' comment about how he and Hague are "guarantors" of Tory policy.
When Labour agreed to have Blair as it leader, part of the sweetener for the old Labour guard was having John Prescott as deputy leader. There is an arguable comparison with Cameron and Davis/Hague I think, which makes Ed Balls' portrayal of it is evidence of insurrection rather odd frankly.
If you're wondering what he said, he apparently said that Labour "cannot guarantee that David Cameron will be leading his party [at the next election]. We must be prepared to take on William Hague or David Davis and fight a Tory party of the phoney centre, the right or even the hard right."
It all sounds like more balls from the man that gave us "neoclassical endogenous growth theory" to me. Operation Gobble, divide and rule. That seems to be the strategy Brown is going for. Basically, attempting to push the Conservative Party rightwards in the consciousness of the country. It mustn't be allowed to succeed.
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Ed Balls, the new secretary of state for children, is perfectly placed to make such comments. They are, even by the standards of political mischief pretty bloody childish. He plays his role as 'Brown confident' too often and too hard. He's another vacuous man.
....and it seems to be working. The big difference is that John Prescott was not there to protect anything, he was there to sell new Labour to a section of the party Blair couldn't. Tony Blair actually said during his speech in Hull just before calling the General Election he did not believe New Labour would have been possible without John Prescott. Whether it was One Member One Vote, Clause IV or other reforms Prescott was always the man to help sell these things.
The difference between that is that Davis said he and Hague will act as guarantor for Toryism implying that if Cameron goes too far, they will get rid of him.
it's a clever strategy by Brown - it should not be allowed to succeed.
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The problem is, that the BBC will be the mouthpiece of the Labour Party, as ususal. The BBC has, for decades, shown the Tory Party in the way that Labour want the Tories to be seen. Cameron has been a much more of an elusive target. The Labour party and the left-wing media, should not be allowed to undermine Cameron and define what the Conservative Party stands for. The obvious strategy for Labour is to get the Tory right to get rid of Cameron and put another unelectable "right-winger" as the BBC would no doubt call him, as leader and therefore present a perfect target for Al Beeb to shoot at.
Ed balls couldnt sell shit to a dung beetle,pretty much anything he utters
comes from broon.
It must Not be allowed to succeed! I agree. We should use route one and send doubters to look at the comments on Fawkes', Dales', and even C Homes' blogs. Both for comments on Cameron and his Cuddly Nu Tory meme, and for a general sense of the wit, sophistication and underlying beliefs of enough active Tories and fellow travellers to worry all but the most indefatigably optimistic about this Tory lurch to the left.
Do you realise that some bold young Tories have started a Facebook group to defend Arleen's virtue. She being the one who juxtaposed news of an MPs death with the phrase "it's like Christmas has come early". Balls should back off and allow the Tory's to do themselves in.
Every Tory's favourite useful idiot is here!
Can't you get a life RuPaul?
Do you really think that a comments left on blogs by a handful of Labour astro-turfers is going to influence the Conservative party. You utter moron!
Please keep up the good work, you are a fine illustration of why people shouldn't vote Labour.
Now, get back to cross-dressing and leave political discussion to the adults.
Well as a life long Conservative voter who still can't come to terms with Margaret being betrayed.. I would just like to go on record as saying that at the moment..taking a deep breath here... I am more than tempted to vote for Gordy The dour jaw-wobbling Scot than David Softly softly I wanna be the next tony... Scary but I think you will find that Cameron hasn't got a hope unless he shows that he is a CONSERVATIVE!
So why did you vote for a Thatcher if you wanted a Tory?
Aciddrip: A Tory would never vote Labour. Your "voter who still can't come to terms with Margaret being betrayed." betrays that you are just another Labour astro-turfer, trying to undermine Cameron.
Labour want Cameron out, that is clear. They want him out because they'll lose to him. Any Tory, with even the smallest IQ, should be able to see that in that case, they should keep Cameron. Labour know that if Cameron goes, The Conservative party will be seen to be moving to the right and putting them and Cameron's successor right in the firing line of Labour and their chums at the Beeb and NuLab media.
Brown is scared stiff of Cameron, Conservatives should take note of that.
Indeed, Thatcher was more a Whig than a Tory, DC is much more of an old style Tory than we've had for a while.
Was it on ConHome I read a fascinating article on the coalitions within the Conservatives over the eras? Must try and find it.
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